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James Tilley

(BA DPhil (Oxon))

Post:

Professor of Politics and Fellow of Jesus College

Affiliation:

Comparative Politics and Government

Email:

james.tilley@politics.ox.ac.uk

Phone:

(01865) 279756

College:

Jesus College

Research Interests

I work primarily in the fields of public opinion and electoral behaviour, with a focus on Britain and the EU. My research at the moment concentrates on three main themes. First, I'm trying to explain the changing role of social cleavages (class and religion) in predicting party choice. Second, I'm trying to explain the circumstances in which voters blame some governments for policy failures, but are willing to absolve other governments of responsibility for exactly the same problems. Third, I am interested in social group cues and particularly the creation of identity groups around 'Remain' and 'Leave' after the Brexit referendum.

I also have continuing research interests in: the Northern Irish party system and am one of the directors of the 2016 Northern Irish Assembly Election Study; generational changes in political attitudes, especially in Britain; and how different types of economic factors influence party choices.

Geoff Evans and James Tilley (2011) Private schools and public divisions: The influence of private schooling on social attitudes and political choices, in Alison Park et al (eds.), British Social Attitudes: The 28th Report. London: Sage.

John Garry and James Tilley (2007) Public support for integration in the newly enlarged EU, in Michael Marsh, Slava Mikhaylov and Hermann Schmitt (eds) European Elections after Eastern Enlargement. Mannheim: CONNEX.